The Alloy of Law
A Mistborn Novel
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4.4 • 288 Ratings
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- $12.99
Publisher Description
The Mistborn trilogy has become a firm favourite with fantasy fans the world over. The imagination that Sanderson brought to the series and his skill at marshalling epic storylines and dramatic action, his ability to create vivid characters made him a natural choice to complete Robert Jordan's epic wheel of time sequence. But with Mistborn, his standalone fantasies and his new series, The Stormlight Archive, Sanderson has shown his bountiful talents in his own fiction. Now he returns to the series that made his name with a new story set years after the events of Hero of Ages.
In a world recovering only slowly from evil, a world where allomancers wield immense power through their ability to unleash the magic bound up in common metals someone who can burn metals that no-one has burned before can tip the balance...
Sanderson has the knack of giving the epic fantasy reader exactly what they want. This ability has thrown him to the forefront of the genre and the dramatic story within The Alloy of Law shows off this skill to its very best.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Sanderson gives the world of Scadrial the Wild West treatment in this rollicking adventure tale set 300 years after the popular Mistborn epic fantasy trilogy. This "side deviation" gives up swords for guns, and while the three-part magic system of Allomancy, Feruchemy, and Hemalurgy continues to play a crucial role in the story, Scadrial itself is on the cusp of modernity. Wax, a lawkeeper gifted with both Allomantic and Feruchemical powers, has returned to the circular city of Elendel to take his uncle's place as Lord Ladrian. When a gang of thieves known as the Vanishers begins stealing from railcars and kidnapping ladies, Wax, his miscreant buddy Wayne, and the intelligent and pretty Marasi decide they are honor-bound to uncover the perpetrators and save the victims. Part Sherlock Holmes, part X-Men, this exciting stand-alone adventure is full of close shaves, shootouts, and witty banter.
Customer Reviews
Good read, a bit short.
Definitely a story worthy of following the mistborn series, my only dissatisfaction is that they are so short, less than half the length of a mistborn book.
Great read
The pacing of the book is fast. The characters are all likable. The villains motives are believable. The magic system is well thought out and it's limitations well identified. And the book leaves you anting more. Well worth the price!
The lengthy fight scenes are too much
The first Sanderson novel I’ve read. Reads like a “young adult” novel. I find the extended fight scenes an overlong bore. I understand that the author is using these detailed passages to showcase the use of the magical powers of the characters but it goes on and on and is so overdone.
It’s a shame because there is an intriguing story arc in the background, hidden behind all the leaping and grunting and shooting and (yawn) explosions… only revealed at the very end for the purpose of setting up a sequel…